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Contra
FROM: Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak
Costa
DATE: Introduced. March 31 1987 for Action on County
March 10, 1987
SUBJECT: Analysis of AB650 and AB253 for Stabilization of
County Case-Driven Costs
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Request County Administrator ' s Office to analyze AB650 and
SB253 for stabilization of county case-driven costs and.
determine how it would apply to Contra Costa County as now
written and determine if Contra Costa County should sponsor
appropriate amendr: :nts. Further, Consult with County lobbyist
to develop a strategy that will shape AB650 to aid Contra
Costa County.
BACKGROUND
CSAC-sponsored legislation has been introduced to stabilize
county revenues against the rising cost of state-mandated
expenditures. AB650, authored by Assemblymembers Costa,
Condit, Cortese, Harvey, Hauser, Jones,and Statham, is
co-authored by Senators Keene and McCorquodale.
When a county' s net costs for specified state-mandated
programs grow faster than its own "general purpose revenues, "
the bill allows the State to will fund the difference. The
stabilization mechanism is in the form of a ratio of mandated
expenditures to county general purpose revenues for a base
year determined as FY 1980-81 . The same ratio would be
calculated in succeeding years and compared to the base year.
If the current year ratio exceeded the base year ratio, the
State would provide the county with additional funding to
equalize the two numbers. Such funding would begin on July
1, 1988 , based on calculations by the Department of Finance.
Mandated programs covered under :AB650 include AFDC, general
assistance, municipal and superior courts, district attorney,
public defender, probation, correctional facilities, and
health services. Caseload-driven programs in these areas
have hit counties hard over the past several years. AB650 is
similar to SB253 (Bergeson) which also provides a "circuit
breaker" for county finances.
The question remains how these bills would assist Contra
Costa County and whether or not they should be or could be
amended to more directly address our problems. Hence, the
reason for the above requested action.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON 1-Tarcri 10 , 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED March 10 , 1987
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
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